Appendices

Appendix A

Recommended songs listed by Category

(a) Accompanied and unaccompanied traditional Irish songs with both Irish and English texts, including arrangements by modern Irish composers.

Aithrí Sheáin de hÓra
Amhrán Na Cuiginne
Anach Cuain
Baidín Fheilimidh
Bard of Armagh, The
Bean An Fhir Rua
Bhunnán Bhuí, An
Boys of Bárr Na Sráide, The
Bríd Óg Ni Mháille
Buachaill Caol Dubh, An
Buachaill On Éirne
Bun Ros Na Coille, Ag
Cailín Deas Crúite Na mBó
Carrickfergus
Cé Cuirfidh Tú Liom
Chailín Rua, Mo
Coinleach Glas An Fhomhair
Cuach Mo Londubh Buí
Cuaicín Ghleann Néifin
Déirín Dé
Ding Dong Dederó
Draighneán Donn, An
Fíll, Fíll A Rún Ó
Fuighfidh Mise An Baile Seo
Gentle Maiden, The
Gleann Beag Lách An Cheoil
Gr~ MD C~.roi Go hÉag Tú
Inioe An Fhaoit' On ~leann
Jimmy Mo l~tile Stór
Leafy CDol-Kellure, The
Lcm Duhh 'san C~éirseach, An
M a i d e a n I m B ~ a r a
Meeting Of 'Ihe Waters, The
~aigbc~an Mhara, An
Mid I-kxu- Of Night, At 'I~
Mo Th m laeh
Mountair~ OE Po~roy,
I~" Love's An Arbutus
Neansal P~ile Gr'á, A
Nll S é Ir~a L á
Oi le~n Eadai
One Day For Recreation
Oro, Mo Bhaidin
o Sleep My Baby
Pe'n Eirinn i
Pilib An Cheoil
Preab san Ol
Quick we Have But A Second
Ri An Domhnaigh, A
Thugamar Fein An Samhradh Linn
' I ~ ~-etty to Be in Bal 1 inderrrF

(b)~ FROM OI'EER ~ T R I E S IN 'n~Ns[~:rIoN oR IN ~___me~. OF ORIGIN.

Alton Water (Scottish)
Ah, Where's The Miller's Daughter (German)
All Through The Night (Welsh)
Alouette (French-Canadian)
Andulko (Czech)
A-Roving (sea Shanty)
Ash Grove, The (Welsh)
Baby Brother Mine (Bungazian)
Barbata Alle~ (English)
Black is the colour of My True Love's Hair (American)
Blow The Man Down (English)
Blow The Wind Southerly (English)
Blue Bells of Scotland, The (Scottish)
Blue Grotto, The (Italian)
Blue-Tai I Fly, The (Jimmy Crack Corn) (American)
Botany Bay (Australian)
Bound for South Australia (Australian)
Click Go The Sheers (Australian)
Cossaks' Love Song (!~-~ian)
Cuckoo, The (Austrian)
David Of The White Rock (Welsh)
Drink To Me Only (English)
Early One Morning (English)
End Of The Year, The (Scandinavian)
Fhir An Bhata (Scottish)
Fum Fum Fum (Spanish)
German Peasant's Dance (German)
Golden Vanity, The (Sea Shanty)
Gossip Joan (English)
Greensleves (English)
Ho-La-Hi (German)
John Peel (English)
The Jolly Farmer (Swedish)
Kalinka (Russian)
Katyusha (Russian)
Keel Row, The (English)
Lass Of Richmond Hill, The (English)
Lincolnshire Poacher, The (English)
Linden Lea (English)
Little Boy And The Sheep, The (French)
Loch Lomond (Scottish)
Maid Of Leko, The (German)
Marianina (Italian)
Men Of Harlech (Welsh)
Mermaid, The (Sea Shanty)
Merry Cobbler, The (Belgian)
My Father's Garden (French)
Ohl The Oak And The Ash (English)
Out In The Meadow (Jewish)
Ploughboy, The (English)
Richard Of Taunton Dean (English)
Rio Grand (Sea Shanty)
Rising Of The Lark, The (Welsh)
Rowan Tree, The (Scottish)
Russian Weaving Song, A (Russian)
Sacramento (Sea Shanty)
Santa Lucia (Neapolitan)
Scarborough Fair (English)
Shanandoah (Sea Shanty)
Skye Boat Song (Scottish)
Streets Of Loredo, the (American)
Sur Le Pont d'Avignon (French)
Swallow, The (Mexican)
Sweet And Low (English)
There's Nae Luck About The House (Scottish)
'Tis A Gift To Be Simple (American)
Tumbalalaika (Jewish)
Ye Banks And Braes (Scottish)
Winter Is Over (Italian/Swiss)
Zum Gali Gali (Jewish)

(C) SONGS COMPOSED BY THE GREAT MASTERS AND RECOGNISED TWENTIETH CENTURY COMPOSERS.

Arne:
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
The Lass With The Delicate Air
Where The Bee Sucks

Beethoven:
Morning
Night
Noon
A Song Of May

Bennett:
The Aviary (any one)
The Insect World (any one)
The Wind Sings On The Mountain

Brahms:
The Blacksmith
Cradle Song
The Huntsman
The Little Dustman
The Sandman

Britten:
Night Song

Elgar:
When Swallows Fly

Giordani:
Caro Mio Ben (Come Happy Spring)

Horn:
Cherry Ripe

Haydn:
Come Gentle Spring
Mermaids Song
My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair
Sailor's Song

Lully:
Bois Epois (Sombre Wood)

Mendelssohn:
O For The Wings Of A Dove
On Wings Of Song

Mozart:
Contentment
Cradle Song
The Little Spinner
Longing For Spring

Morley:
It Was A Lover And His Lass
Now Is The Month Of Maying

Purcell:
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
The Knotting Song

Schubert:
Cradle Song
Du bist die Ruh (You Are My Rest)
The Fisherman
Joy
To Music
The Organ Grinder
Rose Among The Heather
The Trout
Wanderer's Night Song
The Wandering Miller
Whither
Who Is Sylvia?

Schumann:
Ah, Sweet As Any Flower
Clown's Song
Ladybird
Soldier's Song
Thou'rt Like A Lovely Flower

Stanford:
Windy Nights

Sweeney:
Still South I Went (any one)

Tchaikovsky:
A Legend
Morning Prayer

Weber:
The Shepherd

(d) Historical and Modern Ballads

Avenging And Bright (Irish)
Boolavogue (Irish)
Cath Ceim An Fhia (Irish)
Clare's Dragoons (Irish)
Cliffs Of Dooneen, The (Irish)
Ccnnerys, The (Irish)
Curragh Of Ki idare, The (Irish)
Eamonn An Omoic (Irish)
Fields Of Athenry, The (Pete St John)
FIight Of The Earls, The (Irish)
Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls, The (Irish)
Bey Ho, The Morning Dew (English)
Let Erin Remember (Irish)
Maidin Luan Cincise (Irish)
Marching Through Georgia (American)
Men Of Harlech (Welsh)
Minstrel Boy, The (Irish)
O'Donnel i's March (Irish)
Oh For The Swords (Irish)
Pricson Chluain Meala (Irish)
Rare Ould Times, 'lhe (Pete St John)
Rocks Of Baun, The (Irish)
Rosc Catha Na Mumhan (Irish)
Se~n O Duibhir An Ghleanna (Irish)
Silent, 0 Moyle (Irish)
S1 iav Gal I ion Braes (Irish)
Verdant Braes Of Screen, The (Irish)
West ' s Awake, The (Irish)
Wha Wadna Fecht For Charlie (Scottish)
When Johnny Comes Marching (American)
Wil I Ye No Come Back Again (Scottish)

(e) Popular Songs Including Negro Spirituals, Jazz and Blues songs

Anonymous:
A-Roving (Sea Shanty)
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
(American)
The Butcher Boy (English)
Clementine (American)
Cockles And Mussels (Irish)
The Gypsy Rover (Irish)
I Know Where I'm Going (Scottish)
Kumbaya (African)
My Bonnie (American)
Oft In The Stilly Night (Irish)
Riddle Song (English)
Song Of The Volga Boatman (Russian)
Will You Go, Lassie Go? (Scottish)

Bacharach, Burt:
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

Carter, Sidney:
Lord of the Dance

Cowan, Marie:
Waltzing Matilda

Foster, Stephen:
Campdown Races
The Old Folks At Home
O Susanna
Some Folks Do

French, Percy:
Are You Right There, Michael?
Slattery's Mounted Foot

Gospel Songs:
Go Tell It On The Mountain
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
When The Saints Go Marching In

Guthrie, Woody:
This Land Is Your Land

Hays, Lee (after Carl Sandburg):
The Wreck Of The Sloop "John B"

Hellerman, Fred:
I Never Will Marry

Kadjidakis, Manos:
The White Rose Of Athens

Lennon/Mc Cartney:
The Fool On The Hill
The Long And Winding Road
When I'm Sixty Four
Yellow Submarine
Yesterday

Mc Tell, Ralph:
Streets of London

Negro Spirituals:
Deep River
Go Doen Moses
Joshua Fight The Battle Of Jericho
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Purcell (attr):
Lilli Burlero

Reynolds, Malvina:
Mornington Ride

Simon, Paul:
The Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

(f) ACCOMPANIED AND UNACCOMPANIED VOCAL CHURCH MUSIC AND CAROLS

Arcadelt:
Ave Maria

Beethoven:
Creation's Hymn

Carols:
Coventry Carol
Deck The Halls
In Dulce Jubilo
I Saw Three Ships
My Dancing Day
O L i t t l e One
Patapan
Ouem Pastores
Sans Day Carol
Seven Joys
Sussex Carol
Wassai I Song
Wexford Carol

Elgar:
Ave Velum

Faure:
Pie Jesu (from the Requiem)

Franck:
Panis Angelicus

Jcncas: I Have Loved You

Hoist:
God Is Love

Hunter (arr.):
Carol of the Huron Indians

Irish:
Don Oiche Ud I mBeithil
Gabhaim Molta Bride
A Ri an Domhnaigh, Suantraí na Maighdine

Mozart:
Ave Verum

Plainsong:
Adoro Te
Attende Dcmine
Regina Caeli
Salve Regina
Veal Creator Spiritus

Potter:
Ave Maria

Sands:
Sing Of The Lord's Goodness

Thiman:
Just As I Am

Victory:
Song Of Praise

Vaughan Williams:
For All The Saints

(g) SONGS FROM OPERAS, OPERETTAS, CANTATAS, ORATORIOS, AND STAGE

Musicals

Bach:
All Glory, Laud And Hcnour (chorale from St. John Passicm and the Cantata "Christus der ist mein Leben")
Author Of The Whole Creation (i.e. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring from the Cantata "Herz
und Sund" )
NOW Is The Year Of Jubilee (from the cantata "Das Neugeborne Kindelein")
O Trusting Heart (from the cantata "Mein Glaubiges Herz Frohlocke:")
Sheep May Safely Graze (from the cantata "Was Mir Behagt Ist Nur Die Muntre Jagd")
Sleepers Awake (from the cantata "Wachet Auf" )

Berlin:
There's No Business Like Show Business (from Annie Get Your Gun)

Bernstein:
America (from West Side Story)
I Feel Pretty (from West Side Story)
Make Of Our Hands One Hand (from West Side Story)

Brittem:
The Night Song (from The Little Sweep)

Gershwin:
Oh, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (from Porgy and Bess)

Gluck:
From Home In Lily Bell (from Armide)

Gounod:
The Soldiers' Chorus (from Faust)

Handel:
Art Thou Troubled (from Rodelinda)
Let Us Take The Road (from Rinaldo and The Beggar's Opera)
Under Your Shade (i.e. Largo from Serse)
Silent Worship (from Ptolemy)
Spring (from Ottone)
Sweet Contentment (from Berenice)

Humperdink:
The Dancing Song (from Hansel and Gretel)

Kern:
Can't Help Lovin Dat Man (from Show Boat)

Lloyd Webber:
Memory (from Cats)
Mr. Mistopholes (from Cats)
Old Deuteronomy (from Cats)
Skimpleshanks The Railway Cat (from Cats)
Starlight Express (from Starlight Express)

Lowe:
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (from My Fair Lady)

Lully:
Hail To The Victor (from Theseus)

Monckton:
The Pipes Of Pan Are Calling (from The Arcadians)

Mozart:
The Birdcatcher (from The Magic Flute)
0 Maiden, Come To Join Me (from The Magic Flute)
0 Magic Night (from Don Giovanni)
Tell Me, Fair Ladies (Ye Who Can Measure from The Marriage Of Figaro)

Purcell:
Nymphs And Shepherds (from The Libertine)

Rogers:
A Wonderful Guy (from South Pacific)
June Is Bursting Out All Over (from Carousel)
Many A New Day (from Oklahoma)
Oh, What A Beautiful Morning (from Oklahoma)
Younger Than Springtime (from South Pacific)

Sullivan(and Gilbert):
Behold The Lord High Executioner (from The Mikado)
I Have A Song To Sing, O (from The Yeoman of the Guard)
List And Learn (from The Gondoliers)
The Policeman's Lot (from The Pirates Penzance)
Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes (from The Gondoliers)

Verdi:
Desdemona's Prayer ("Ave Maria" from Otello)
Hebrew Slaves' Chorus ("Va, pemsiero" from Nabucco)

Weber:
Hunting Song (from Der Freischutz)

(h)SONGS INVOLVING SIMPLE DESCANTS, OSTINATI, SIMPLE TWO-PART SONGS, ROUNDS AND CANONS

Adamson:
The Silvery Sands (2-part song)

Aldrich:
Hark, The Bormy Christ (3-part round)

Anonymous:
Come, Follow Me (3-part round)
Haste Thee, Nymph (3-part round)
How Great Is The Pleasure (3-part round)
Sumer Is Icumen In (3/4-part round with ost inato )
Sweet The Evening Air (3-part round)
The Morning (3-part round)
To Portsmouth (4-part round)
Waltz From Old Viesma (2-part song)

Appleby and Fowler (arrs.):
All ~ o Sing And Wish To Please (T. C~oclban; : 2-part rcxmd)
Botany Bay (2-part scng)
The Cuckoo (2-part round)
Evening Music (2-part song}
Haste Thee, Nymph (after Samuel Arnold; 2-part song)
Summer (Air from Alcina by Handel; 2-part song)

Buckley:
Tit Cat i%gam Sa Bhaile (2-part .song)
Ceol Earraig (2-part song)
An S~iirdin Alainn (2-part song)
Si Eire Ar d'Tir-se ( 2-part song)
Suantrai {2-pa.rt song)

Cremer (arr. ):
The Rowan Tree (2-part song)

Hawthorne:
Whispering Hope (2-part scng)

Hilton:
Come, Follow Me (3-part round)

Humperdink:
Evening Prayer (2-part scng from Hansel and Gretel )

Jerzkins and Barbara:
Allen/Shenandoah (2-p a rt quodlibet)

Visocchi (arrs.):
Go Tell It On The Mountain/He's Got The whole World In His Hands (2-part qucxtlibet)
It's a Long Way To Tipperary/Pack Up Your Troubles (2-part qucdlibet)
The Keel Row/Fire Down Below (2-part quocll ibet )

LeFanu:
Rory's Rounds (any cme; 3 to 8-part rounds)

Ó Ceallaigh (arr.):
Deirin De (2-part song)
A Shaighdiuirin, A Cbroi (2-part song)
Trasna Na dTcnnta (2-part song}

Ó Dubhghaill (arr.):
Na hEin Go Leir (2-part song)

Robertcn:
White Waves On The Water {2-part song)

Rogers:
Morning Hymn (2-part hymn)

Simpson (arr.):
The Sailor Likes His Bottle (2-part song)
Shenandoah (2-part sang)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (2-part carol)

Tellis:
All Praise To Thee (2-part canon)

Whittaker (arr.):
Song Of The Spirits (from Amide by Gluck; 2-part song)

Appendix B

Performing skills presented under this category entail membership and performance in any of the recognised preparatory, junior, intermediate or senior choirs, junior, intermediate or senior orchestras or intermediate military bands as outlined in the
Department of Education's REQUIREMENTS AND LISTS OF PRESCRIBED PIECES FOR EXAMINATION OF SCHOOL CHOIRS, ORCHESTRAS AND MILITARY BANDS of which copies are available from The Secretary, Department of Education, Examinations' Branch (Music Section), Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. It is permitted within this performing category for candidates to present membership of one choir and/or either one orchestra or military band for the purposes of fulfilling all the conditions required of Higher Level students. Membership of more than one choir, one orchestra or an orchestra and military band, however, will notsuffice for this purpose.

Appendix C

Programmes for instruments as described under performing skills, category 4, of the syllabus.

Descant Recorder
Treble and Descant [or Tenor] Recorders
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Bassoon
French Horn
Tenor Horn
Trumpet
Cornet
Flugelhorn
Tenor Trombone
Baritone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion
Piano
Concert Harp
Irish Harp
Organ
Guitar
Accordion
Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass

Note: The sight-reading test for accordion will be given without chord symbols. Notation for the stradella keyboard will be such that triads will be written above the middle line of the bass stave and bass notes below the middle line of the bass stave.

Appendix D

Ordinary Level candidates will be required to present a selection of Reels, a Slow Air and a contrasting piece of the candidates own choice.
Higher Level candidates must present a programme as follows:
1. Five (Double) Reels from which two will be chosen by the examiner;
2. Three Slow Airs from which one will be chosen by the examiner;
3. Three Hornpipes or three Set Dances frcm which one will be chosen by the examiner;
4. Two examples of one of the following: Double Jigs, Single Jigs, Slip Jigs, Slides, Polkas (Single Reels), Flings, Planxties, or the O'Carolan melodies.
Proficiency in the use of ornamentation e.g. grace notes (cuts), triplets, short rolls, long rolls, crans, slides etc. will be required especially at the Higher Level.
All candidates choosing this option must present to the examiner a fully identified list of pieces; i.e. a title alone will not suffice, either present written music or give a reference (specific recording/printed collection and/or performer). The following lists will serve as a guideline for this purpose.

MISCELLANEOUS LIST OF TUNES SUITABLE FOR MOST INSTRUMENTS